French Creole Culture by Liz Olds
VS Creole Cajun
History French claim to North America 1754 Spanish claims 1762 The Louisiana Purchase 1803
Social Structure Hierarchy? Whites Creoles, Americans, & inhabitants of European origin Free Blacks Les Gens de Colour- emancipated slaves and their descendents Slaves No civil rights
Caste System White Creole Creoles Chacas Chacalatas Cachumas Black Creole Quadroon Mulatto Griffe Full-blooded
White Creole Home and Family Masculine Traditional High Power Distance
Les Gens de Colour Black Creole Women Tignon Quadroon Balls Nurses, midwives, street vendors Black Creole Men Skilled Artisans Educated business owners Inheritance
Religion Primarily Catholic Voodoo Santo Domingo Matriarchal Men held minor roles
Creole Food French Roots Multi-ethnic influences Multicultural influences
References Abrahams, R. D The Man-of-Words in the West Indies: Performance and the Emergence of Creole Culture. Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press Binder, W. (ed.) Creoles and Cajuns: French Louisiana. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Land GmbH. Crete, L. (translated by Patrick Gregory) 1978 (translation 1981). Daily Life in Louisiana Baton Rouge and London: Louisiana State University Press. Johnson, P World Food New Orleans: Creole, Cajun, and Soul. Victoria, Australia: Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd. Rushton, W. F The Cajuns: from Acadia to Louisiana. Canada: Harper Collins Canada Ltd. Thompson, T Cajun-Creole Cooking. Tucson, Arizona: HP Books